‘Shrek 5’ Pushed to December 2026, ‘Minions 3’ Moves Up to July 2026

variety.com:

Angelique Jackson Shrek and the Minions will both be on the big screen in 2026. Universal Pictures announced Friday that the highly-anticipated animated movies are swapping their theatrical release dates, with DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek 5” pushing back from July 1, 2026 to Wednesday, Dec.

23, while Illumination’s “Minions 3” moves into that summer 2026 window from its planned June 30, 2027 date. Universal has also shifted the release of an untitled Illumination event film from March 19, 2027 to the June date.

While December 2026 might seem far, far away, “Shrek 5” arrives in time for the franchise’s 25th anniversary and marks the grand return of original “Shrek” stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz to voice Shrek, Donkey and Fiona.

Beginning with 2001’s “Shrek” (which won the first Oscar for best animated feature), the four “Shrek” films have earned more than $2.9 billion worldwide, spawning a global live-touring show and an award-winning Broadway musical that earned eight Tony nominations and 12 Drama Desk nominations, as well as an immersive tourist destination in London and attractions across Universal Studios Parks. “Shrek 5” will be directed by franchise veterans Walt Dohrn (who worked on the second and third films as a writer and artist; as Head of Story on the fourth film; and voiced Rumpelstilskin in “Shrek Forever After”) and Conrad Vernon (who directed “Shrek 2” and “Madagascar 2” and is the voice of Gingerbread Man aka Gingy).